49 CFR § 389.31 - Petitions for rulemaking.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s389.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 389.31 - Petitions for rulemaking."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "389.31"
section_name: "Petitions for rulemaking."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "389"
part_name: "RULEMAKING PROCEDURES—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 113, 501 , subchapters I and III of chapter 311, chapter 313, and 31502; sec. 5204 of Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1536; 42 U.S.C. 4917; and 49 CFR 1.87"
regulatory_source: "35 FR 9209, June 12, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "389"
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# 389.31 Petitions for rulemaking.
(a) Any interested person may petition the Administrator to establish, amend, interpret, clarify, or withdraw a rule.
(b) Each petition filed under this section must:
(1) Be submitted in writing by mail to the Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 or electronically at *www.regulations.gov,* using the general petitions for rulemaking docket listed on FMCSA's website at *www.FMCSA.dot.gov.*
(2) Set forth the text or substance of the rule or amendment proposed, or specify the rule that the petitioner seeks to have interpreted, clarified or withdrawn, as the case may be;
(3) Explain the interest of the petitioner in the action requested;
(4) Contain any information, data, research studies, and arguments available to the petitioner to support the action sought.
[85 FR 86849, Dec. 31, 2020, as amended 88 FR 80183, Nov. 17, 2023]